Earthquake Engineering

Editors, J.L. Humar, Conference Chairman.

• Table of contents/Table des matières; Keynote lectures I Discours d'ouverture ; A seismic design strategy for hybrid structures; The estimation of ground shaking caused by earthquakes; Earthquake analysis, design, and safety evaluation of concrete dams; Specification of control motions for embedded foundations; Structural damage due to the 1985 Mexican earthquake; 1. Response analysis and design of structures and structural components I Calcul de laréponse et conception des structures et des éléments structuraux ; 1.1. Analytical procedures I Méthodes d'analyse ; Load dependent vector bases for earthquake response analysis; Seismic inelastic torsional analysis by the modified substitute structure method; Boundary element analysis of the hydrodynamic forces in a 2D reservoir; Effect of damping on inelastic response spectra; A new approach for the model analysis of nonlinear multistory structures; Damage evaluation by static nonlinear analysis; 1.2. Response analysis and design of building structures and components I Calcul de la réponse et conception du gros oeuvre et des éléments du bâtiment; Approximate decoupling of torsional and translational seismic response considering diaphragm flexibility; Influence of architectural configuration on seismic response of buildings; Seismic response of buildings with pile uplift; Friction dampers for seismic control of Concordia University library building; Seismic analysis of eccentric buildings - An evaluation of existing techniques; Dynamic inelastic behavior of chevron braced steel frames; A CAD integrated modular method of analysis of shear walls under earthquakes; Nonlinear response of RC frame-wall structures; Investigation of Canadian seismic code requirements for reinforced concrete frames; ; Seismic response of large panel coupled wall systems; Steel cross-bracing in seismic resistant structures; Seismic response characteristics of concentrically K-braced steel structures; Ductility demand on structures designed based on NBCC 1985 base shear specification; Aseismic design of reinforced concrete frames using inelastic response spectra; 1.3. Response analysis and design ofnonbuilding structures and components I Calcul de la réponse et conception de structures et d'éléments autres que ceux du bâtiment ; Capability of unbraced cable tray support systems; Aseismic design and analysis of Er-Tan arch dam; Dynamic behavior of prestressed egg-shaped tanks during strong ground motions; Earthquake response analysis of an earth dam; Earthquake response spectral analysis of an earth dam in the eastern United States; Seismic analysis of a PWR nuclear containment shell structure; Seismic analysis of Maple-X reactor building structure; Seismic analysis and design of the Skytrain cable-stayed bridge; 1.4. Nondeterministic analysis I Calcul non-déterministe ; The use of ARMA models to measure damage potential in seismic records; Random response of hysteretic single-degree-of-freedom systems subjected to non-white excitations; Fuzzy random reliability analysis of aseismic structures; 2. Soil stability and soil-structure interaction I Stabilité du sol et interaction sol-structure ; 2.1. Soil-structure interaction I Interaction sol-structure Effect of foundation flexibility on the elastic earthquake response of asymmetric structures; Dynamic compliance of a deeply buried anchor rod; Seismic displacement response of surface footings in sand; Modal properties of base isolated buildings with soil-structure interaction; Earthquake response of bridges with energy dissipators and based isolators: A finite element approach; Seismic response of single piles in shake table studies ; Pore water pressures and settlements due to cyclic footing loads on a saturated sand; Centrifugal modelling and analysis of soil-structure interaction; Dynamical analysis of the soil-foundation interaction system due to lateral excitations; Effect of foundation continuity on free vibration of partially supported piles; Design of the foundation of the 5 x 5 m seismic vibration simulation table; 2.2. Soil stability I Stabilité du sol ; Factors affecting post-liquefaction strength assessment; Soil-structure interaction in earthquake-induced liquefaction; Quantitative analyses on liquefaction induced permanent ground displacement and its effects on earthquake damage; Drained volume changes and undrained pore pressure increase mechanism for fly ash under cyclic triaxial loading; Liquefaction criteria for New England considering local SPT practice and fines content; Effect of anisotropy on dynamic properties of cohesive soils; Permanent ground displacement induced by soil liquefaction during 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu and the 1964 Niigata earthquakes; Seismic liquefaction under three-dimensional loading; 3. Special structures and critical facilities I Structures spéciales et installations critiques; Influence of flexible connections on the seismic response of a nuclear condenser; Piping response analysis due to seismic loading; Earthquake analysis and engineering feasibility study for the Gentilly-3 nuclear station; Inelastic response of tuned systems; Seismic risk at Vancouver International Airport; Mode shape and natural frequency identification for seismic analysis from background vibration; The 'Bell-Building': A new type of earthquake resistant structure; Some phenomena of cylindrical storage tanks during dynamical experiments; A research of base isolation system by the enforcement construction; 4. Lifeline, utility, telecommunication, and transportation systems I Systèmes de secours, de services publics, de télécommunications et de transports; Models for seismic response of highway bridge abutments; Parametric studies on seismic response of buried pipelines; Mechanism of seismic strain in buried pipelines based on field observations and model experiments; 5. Ground motion, seismicity, and seismic risk I Mouvements du sol, sismicité et risque sismique ; Canadian strong motion seismograph networks; Analysis of the ground acceleration records detained during the April 15,1979 Montenegro Earthquake; The supersonic modelling of the earthquake ground motion on the Beijing depression; Synthesized earthquake ground motions for earthquake resistant design; Seismotectonics and ground motion in Eastern Canada and North West Europe; The 1985 Nahanni earthquakes: Problems for seismic hazard estimates in the northeast Canadian Cordillera; Design ground motion parameters for Xiao Lang Di dam in eastern China; The impact of reservoir area lithology on the temporal characteristics of reservoir triggered seismicity; 6. Seismic codes and standards I Codes et normes sismiques ; The effect of the 1985 Nahanni records on the response of building structures; Limitation of codified torsional provisions; Evaluation of the torsional provisions in the 1985 NBCC; Comparison of seismic provisions of 1985 NBC of Canada, 1981 BSL of Japan and 1985 NEHRP of the USA; Evaluation of earthquake design requirements on the basis of a site specific investigation; 1. Experimental methods and tests I Méthodes et essais expérimentaux; Behaviour of equipment isolation systems under seismic conditions; A personal computer based package for shake table testing ; Investigation of ultimate behavior of A.I.S.C. group 4 aivi 5 heavy steel rolled-section splices with full and partial penetration butt welds; Seismic evaluation of columns to improve design criteria for transverse reinforcement; Ultimate shear strength of RC beams with high tension shear reinforcement and high strength concrete ; Flexural behavior of confined concrete columns subjected to high axial loads; Energy response in component tests; Effect of bar slip on hysteretic behaviour of concrete columns; Inelastic behavior of partially prestressed concrete under reversed cyclic loading; Effects of unequal shear reversals on reinforced concrete beam performance; Shaking table tests of a six-story R/C frame with setback; Experimental studies of friction damped braced steel frames; Study of seismic behavior of precast concrete large panel buildings; Index of authors / Index des auteurs.